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ILLUSTRATING  A FEW  MACHINES 

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MADE  BY 

BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO 

ERIE,  PENNSYLVANIA 


NEW  YORK 

THOS.  CROFTS 

150  NASSAU  STREET 


AGENCIES 


LONDON,  W.  C. 

J.  COLLIS  & SONS 

42  REGENT  SQUARE,  GRAY’S  INN  ROAD 


CHICAGO 

CHAMPLIN  TYPE  & MACHINERY  CO. 

121  PLYMOUTH  PLACE 


Then 


and 


Now 


1882 

25  YEARS 


1907 


Experience  in  the  one  specialty  of  manufacturing 
paper  folding  machinery. 

We  have  originated  and  placed  on  the  market 
more  up-to-date  ideas  than  all  others  combined. 
We  originated  the  Drop  Roll  Marginal  Feed 

System. 

Our  inventions  have  been  imitated  time  and 
again,  an  acknowledgment  of  their  superior^. 

Our  machines  are  practical,  economical  in  pro- 
duction and  simple  in  construction. 

BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  COMPANY 


The  First  Successful  Drop  Roll  Feed  Machine 


THE  BROWN 
FOLDING  MACHINE  CO. 


BUILDERS  OF 
BOOK  AND  CATALOG 
FOLDERS 
NEWSPAPER 
AND 

PERIODICAL 

FOLDERS 

CIRCULAR  FOLDERS 
SPECIAL  FOLDERS 
MAGAZINE 
AND 

PAMPHLET  FOLDERS 


ERIE,  PENNSYLVANIA 
U.  S.  A. 


Makers  BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA 


No.  132.  TWO  and  THREE- 

FOLD  CATALOG  and  BOOK 
FOLDER,  32  x 44  in  size.  Folds  8’s, 
12’s,  and  16’s.  Automatic  Registers 
at  all  Folds,  Head  Perforators,  Sheet 
Retarders,  Adjustable  Packer,  Mi- 
crometer Adjustments,  and  Hand 
Tape  Tighteners. 


No.  131  . TWO  and  THREE- 
FOLD CATALOG  and  BOOK 
FOLDER,  25  x38  in  size.  Folds  8’s, 
12’s,  and  16’s.  Automatic  Gripper 
Register  at  first  fold.  Head  Perfor- 
ator, Automatic  Sheet  Retarder,  and 
Hand  Tape  Tighteners. 


No.  133  TWO,  THREE,  and 
FOUR-FOLD  CATALOG  and  BOOK 
FOLDER,  32  x 44  in  size.  Folds  8’s, 
12’s,  16’s,  24’s,  and  32’s.  Automatic 
Registers  at  all  Folds,  16  and  32 
Head  Perforators,  Sheet  Retarders, 
Adjustable  Packers,  Micrometer  Ad- 
justments, and  Hand  Tape  Tighteners. 


BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA.,  Makers 


No.  134.  TWo,  THREE,  and 

FOUR-FOLD  CATALOG  and  BOOK 
FOLDER,  25  x 38  in  size.  Folds  8’s, 
12’s,  16’s,  24’s,  and  32’s.  Automatic 
Registers  at  all  Folds,  16-  and  32-page 
Head  Perforators,  Sheet  Retarders, 
Adjustable  Packers,  and  Hand  Tape 
Tighteners. 


No.  133.  TWO,  THREE,  and 

FOUR-FOLD  CATALOG  and  BOOK 
FOLDER,  33  x 45  in  size.  Folds  8’s, 
12’s,  16’s,  24’s,  and  32’s.  Has  Auto- 
matic Registers  at  all  Folds,  16  and 
32  Head  Perforators,  Micrometer  Ad- 
justments, Adjustable  Packers,  Sheet 
Retarders,  and  Hand  Tape  Tighteners. 


No.  139.  POINT  FEED  CATA- 
LOG and  BOOK  FOLDER,  32  x 44 
in  size.  THREE  and  FOUR-FOLD. 
Has  16  and  32-page  Head  Perfor- 
ators, and  Hand  Tape  Tighteners. 


Makers  BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA 


The  “ Frisco  99  two,  three, 

and  FOUR-FOLD  CATALOG  and 
BOOK  FOLDER.  Has  Five  Sets 
Folding  Rolls,  the  first  two  sets  being 
Parallel,  33  x44  in  size.  Does  Regu- 
lar and  Oblong  work.  Folds  8,  12, 
16,  24,  and  32  pages  single  or  in 
“gangs.”  Has  Automatic  Registers 
at  all  Folds,  Micrometer  Adjust- 
ments, 16-,  24-,  and  32-page  Head 
Perforators,  Sheet  Retarders,  Adjust- 
able Packers,  and  Hand  Tape  Tight- 
eners. 


No.  322  • DOUBLE  SIXTEEN 
BOOK  FOLDER.  It  folds  16’s,  24’s, 
and  32’s,  the  latter  by  insetting.  Has 
Automatic  Registers  and  Automatic 
Head  Perforators  that  overcome 
“ buckling.”  Automatic  Points  are 
added  when  desired. 


No.  702.  DOUBLE  SIXTEEN  and 
DOUBLE  THIRTY-TWO  CATALOG 
and  BOOK  FOLDER.  Folds  a single 
16,  double  16’s,  a 24,  also  a single  and 
double  32.  Has  Automatic  Registers 
both  Right  and  Left  Hand  at  first  fold 
also  at  third  and  fourth  folds,  16 
and  32  Head  Perforators,  Adjustable 
Packers,  and  Automatic  Tape  Tight- 


eners. 


BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA.,  Makers 


No.  706.  QUADRUPLE  SIX- 
TEEN and  DOUBLE  THIRTY-TWO 
BOOK  FOLDER.  Performs  all  its 
work  at  RIGHT  ANGLES  and  over- 
comes all  “buckling.”  Automatic 
Points  are  added  when  desired.  Has 
the  largest  range  of  any  quadruple  in 
the  market. 


No.  505  . SPECIAL  EDITION 

FOLDER.  This  machine  performs 
the  largest  range  of  work  of  any 
folder  made.  It  is  used  on  million 
runs,  and  folds  8’s,  16’s,  24’s,  and 
32’s  in  “gangs.”  Automatic  Head 
Perforators  overcome  all  “ buckling.” 
Automatic  Points  are  added  when 
required. 


No.  800.  EDITION  FOLDER. 

This  machine  is  designed  for  long 
runs  on  16’s,  24’s,  and  32’s,  where 
the  folding  is  to  be  done  in  “gangs.” 
It  is  also  suitable  to  the  finest  catalog 
work.  Automatic  Head  Perforators 
overcome  all  “ buckling.” 


Makers  BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA. 


No.  135 


The  “Togo” 

This  Folder  has  Five  Sets  of  folding  rolls,  the  two  first  sets  are  parallel 
to  each  other,  the  remaining  three  sets  being  at  right  angles.  The 
largest  sheet  it  will  fold  is  33  x 45. 

It  folds  both  Regular  and  Oblong  work. 

It  folds  6,  8,  10,  12,  16,  24,  and  32  pages  in  single  sections  or  in 
“gangs.” 

It  has  Automatic  Sheet  Retarders,  Automatic  Side  Registers  at 
ALL  FOLDS,  Adjustable  Hand  Tape  Tighteners  with  Side  Adjustments, 
Micrometer  Adjustments  on  end  stops,  16-,  24-,  and  32-page  Head 
Perforators  that  overcome  “ buckling,”  and  Adjustable  Packers. 


BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA.,  Makers 


No.  136 


Special  Catalog 

This  Folder  has  Six  Sets  of  Folding  Rolls.  The  two  first  sets  are 
parallel  to  each  other,  then  two  sets  at  right  angles,  and  two  additional 
sets  parallel  to  the  third  and  fourth  sets.  The  largest  sheet  it  will  fold 
is  32  x 44. 

It  folds  both  Regular  and  Oblong  work. 

It  folds  6,  8,  10,  12,  16,  20,  24,  and  32  pages  in  single  sections  or  in 
“gangs.” 

It  has  Automatic  Sheet  Retarders,  Automatic  Side  Registers  at 
ALL  FOLDS,  Adjustable  Hand  Tape  Tighteners  with  Side  Adjustments, 
Micrometer  Adjustments  on  end  stops,  16-,  24-,  and  32-page  Head 
Perforators  that  overcome  “buckling,”  and  Adjustable  Packers. 


Makers  BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  pa. 


No.  350 


New  Model  Jobber 

This  machine  is  designed  for  Periodical  and  Newspaper  work,  also 
for  Pamphlets  and  Catalogs.  It  is  made  as  a Two,  Three,  and  Four-Fold 
Folder,  and  ranges  in  sizes  from  36  x 48  up  to  42  x 60. 

It  has  Automatic  Side  Registers  at  ALL  FOLDS,  Automatic  Sheet 
Retarder,  Adjustable  Hand  Tape  Tighteners,  and  16-,  24-,  and  32-page 
Head  Perforators  when  desired. 

Extra  attachments  are  8-page  Pasters  and  Trimmers,  16-page  Pasters 
and  Trimmers,  2-  and  4-page  Insets,  and  16-page  Cover. 

Extra  sets  of  folding  rolls  parallel  to  second  and  third  sets  can 
also  be  furnished. 


BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA.,  Makers 


I 

No.  360 


All  Around  Periodical 

This  machine  is  for  a large  range  of  Periodical  and  Newspaper 
work.  It  is  a Three  and  Four-Fold  Folder,  42  x 60  in  size. 

It  has  Automatic  Registers  at  all  folds,  Automatic  Sheet  Retarders 
for  the  main  sheet  and  covers,  Automatic  Cover  Cut-out  that  prevents 
cover  being  fed  in  absence  of  main  sheet,  and  Automatic  Head 
Perforators  that  overcome  “buckling”  on  16-  and  32-page  work.  All 
tapes  and  guard  rods  are  movable  laterally. 

It  will  paste  and  trim  8,  16,  and  20  pages;  also  paste  8,  16,  20, 
24,  28,  32,  and  36  pages. 


Makers  BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA 


No.  314.  CIRCULAR  FOLDER 

for  small  work.  It  has  a wide  range, 
and  is  a very  valuable  machine  for 
this  class  of  work. 


No.  315.  CIRCULAR  FOLDER. 
Has  Four  Sets  Folding  Rolls.  The 
first  three  sets  are  at  right  angles  to 
each  other,  the  fourth  set  being  par- 
allel to  third  set.  Has  Automatic 
Register,  Adjustable  Packer,  Adjust- 
able Hand  Tape  Tighteners,  and 
8-page  Paster,  when  desired.  It  has 
two  feed  tables. 


No.  315/13.  CIRCULAR  FOLDER. 

Has  Four  Sets  Folding  Rolls.  The 
first  three  sets  are  at  right  angles  to 
each  other,  the  fourth  set  being  par- 
allel to  the  third  set.  It  has  Auto- 
matic Register,  Adjustable  Packer, 
Adjustable  Hand  Tape  Tighteners, 
and  8-page  Paster,  when  desired. 


BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA.,  Makers 


No.  316.  CIRCULAR  FOLDER. 

Is  a Two,  Three,  and  Four-Fold  Ma- 
chine. All  Folds  are  at  right  angles. 
Has  Automatic  Gripper  Side  Register, 
Adjustable  Hand  Tape  Tighteners, 
Adjustable  Packers,  and  8-page 
Paster,  when  desired. 


No.  317.  CIRCULAR  FOLDER. 

Has  an  unusual  range.  There  are 
Four  Sets  Folding  Rolls.  The  two 
first  sets  are  parallel  and  the  two 
remaining  sets  also  parallel,  but  at 
right  angles  to  the  first.  It  folds 
Regular  and  Oblong.  Has  Automatic 
Gripper  Side  Register,  Adjustable 
Hand  Tape  Tighteners,  Adjustable 
Packer,  and  8-page  Paster,  when 
desired. 


No.  318.  TWO  PARALLEL 

FOLD  MACHINE.  Folds  Four,  Six, 
and  Eight-page  work  in  “gangs.” 
Automatic  Gripper  Side  Register, 
Adjustable  Hand  Tape  Tighteners, 
and  8-page  Paster,  when  desired. 
Is  also  provided  with  Cutters  that  cut 
the  folded  sheet  in  sections  and  pack 
separately. 


Makers  BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA 


No.  50.  TWO  PARALLEL 

FOLDER.  For  small  work  in  “ gangs.” 
Folds  4’s  and  8’s.  Has  Cutters  for 
separating  work. 


No.  312.  TWO  and  THREE 
FOLD  PARALLEL  FOLDER  for 
small  work  in  “gangs.”  Has  a wide 
range,  folding  in  8’s,  12’s,  and  16’s. 


No.  401.  TWO  and  THREE 

PARALLEL  FOLD  Machine.  Has 
Automatic  Registers  at  all  Folds. 
Folds  8’s,  12’s,  and  16’s.  Has  Cutters 
separating  work,  when  desired. 


BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  PA.,  Makers 


TRIBUNE  NEWSPAPER 

FOLDER.  With  2-  and  4-page  Insert- 
ing Attachment. 


TRIBUNE  NEWSPAPER 

FOLDER.  Two  and  Three  Fold,  with 
8-page  Paster  and  Trimmer. 


COURIER  NEWSPAPER 

FOLDER.  With  2-  and  4-page  Insert- 
ing Attachment. 


COURIER  NEWSPAPER 

FOLDER.  Two  and  Three  Fold,  with 
8-page  Paster  and  Trimmer. 


Makers  BROWN  FOLDING  MACHINE  CO.,  ERIE,  Pa 


“Quad”  16,  Double  32. 

This  machine  is  built  upon  entirely  different  lines  than  any  other 
“ Quad  ” on  the  market. 

It  is  the  only  quadruple  machine  that  folds  its  work  at  right  angles. 

It  is  the  only  quadruple  machine  having  Head  Perforators  that 
overcome  “buckling”  on  16-  and  32-page  work. 

It  has  Automatic  Side  Registers,  Adjustable  Packing  Boxes  and 
Sheet  Retarders. 

There  are  no  tapes  to  cut  or  resew,  no  parts  that  require  resetting, 
in  changing  from  quadruple  16’s  to  double  32’s.  This  change  can  be 
made  almost  instantly. 


THE  MATTHEWS-NORTHRUP  WORKS.  BUFFALO.  CLEVEL' 


),  ANO  NEW  YORK 


